Meaning of PRESCRIPT
Pronunciation: | | [adj]pri'skript, [n]'preeskript, 'preeskreept
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| Definition: | | [n] prescribed guide for conduct or action |
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| Synonyms: | | rule |
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| See Also: | | book, bye law, bylaw, canon, communications protocol, dictate, direction, etiquette, GIGO, golden rule, instruction, Miranda rule, order, ordinance, parliamentary law, parliamentary procedure, precept, principle, protocol, regulation, rubric, rule book, rule of evidence, rules of order | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Pre"script\, a. [L. praescriptus, p. p. of
praescribere: cf. F. prescrit. See {Prescribe}.]
Directed; prescribed. `` A prescript from of words.'' --Jer.
Taylor.
\Pre"script\, n. [L. praescriptum: cf. OF. prescript.]
1. Direction; precept; model prescribed. --Milton.
2. A medical prescription. [Obs.] --Bp. Fell.
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